Cloverdale, Deschutes County, Oregon

For other places with the same name, see Cloverdale, Oregon.

Cloverdale is an unincorporated community in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States.^[1] It is located about five miles east of Sisters, on Oregon Route 126.^[2]

Cloverdale, Oregon
Unincorporated area
Cloverdale fire station
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Coordinates: 44.29123°N 121.45282°W / 44.29123; -121.45282
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Deschutes
Elevation	3,084 ft (940 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (Pacific)

In the late 19th century, Cloverdale became important stop on the A. J. Warrin Road, an alternative route to the Santiam Wagon Road on the way to Prineville.^[3][4] The community provided services for travelers and local homesteaders, with a store, blacksmith shop, and facilities for camping and boarding horses.^[3] By the 1920s or 1930s, the route fell into disuse and the buildings either fell down, were torn down, or moved.^[3]

Cloverdale was named by R. A. Ford, a local farmer who was also a teacher and a county school superintendent.^[5] He surveyed the nearby Cloverdale Ditch, which is parallel to Whychus Creek.^[5] The ditch is used for irrigation. Crops grown in the area include clover, alfalfa, potatoes, grasses and vegetables.^[3]

The one-room Old Cloverdale School was built on George Cyrus' land circa 1900 on what today is known as George Cyrus Road (a.k.a. Cloverdale Market Road).^[6] Also known as the Cyrus School, it is listed as a historic resource by Deschutes County.^[7][8] A new school was built in 1919.^[3] The 1919 school shares a site with the Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection District station and as of 2011 was in use as a preschool.^[3][9][10]

References

1. "Cloverdale". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
2. Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 43. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
3. "Cloverdale: Overview". Sisters Country Historical Society. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
4. "The A J Warrin Road: Overview". Sisters Country Historical Society. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
5. McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 211. ISBN 978-0875952772.
6. "Sisters Country Timeline". Sisters Country Historical Society. Archived from the original on February 26, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
7. "Inventory Cultural and Historic Resources" (PDF). Deschutes County Community Development Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
8. "Cyrus School". Oregon Historic Sites Database: Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
9. "CRFPD History". Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection District. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
10. Spry, Jeff (December 14, 2010). "Santa helps raise funds for school". The Nugget Newspaper. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2011.